Ministry of Health in Indonesia Expands Immunization to 14 Antigens, Aiming for 95% Coverage

Report by Tribunnews.com reporter, Aisyah Nursyamsi

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) targets that 95 percent of children must receive complete basic immunization.

This was conveyed by the Director General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) dr. Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, DHSM, MARS.

“Indeed, 95 percent of our children must have received immunizations. “Therefore, we are expanding immunization to 14 antigens and that is national,” he said on the official website of the Ministry of Health, reported Monday (12/2/2024).

So far, said Dr. Maxi, there are several areas that can approach the target. However, there are still districts or cities that are far from achieving expectations.

“Because I see that there are several districts/cities that can approach the national (target), but there are districts/cities that are very far from complete basic immunization,” said Maxi, quoted on Thursday (1/2/2024).

Maxi further said that regarding the expansion of immunization that is being pushed by the government, there are three additional vaccines.

The three vaccines are Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) for cancer, Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) for pneumonia, and Rotavirus Vaccine (RV) for diarrhea.

Also read: 14 Vaccines for Routine Immunization of Children, Check Recommended Doses and Vaccination Times

The Ministry of Health also provides a second dose of injectable polio immunization or IPV2 to strengthen protection against polio.

With this addition, 14 types of vaccines are given in routine immunization.

Includes BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) for tuberculosis (TB), DPT-Hib for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenzae type b infections.

Then, immunization against hepatitis B, MMR and MR for measles rubella, OPV or drip polio vaccine as well as IPV and IPV2 or injectable polio vaccine.

Then the TT, DT, and td vaccines for diphtheria tetanus, Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine for inflammatory brain disease, as well as HPV, PCV, and Rotavirus.

2024-02-12 13:19:48
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